The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission charged former Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige with N2.2 billion contract fraud on Friday before an Abuja High Court in Gwarinpa. The former minister was placed under remand at the Kuje Correctional Centre…
The Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty sentence imposed on Maryam Sanda, daughter-in-law of a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), over the murder of her husband, Bilyamin Bello. On January 27, 2020, an Abuja High Court…
Governor Fubara, the governor of Rivers State, has disclosed his reasons for switching from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). According to reports, the governor declared earlier this week that he was leaving the…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a nationwide protest for December 17 over the “degenerating security situation” across the nation. Following its national executive committee (NEC)-in-session meeting on December 4, the labour group denounced the widespread operations of kidnappers…
Chris Ngige, the former minister of labour and productivity, has been charged with eight counts of contract fraud by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). On Friday, December 11, Ngige will be charged in front of a Federal Capital…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been accused by Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly Martin Amaewhule of purposefully excluding legislators and “setting the stage for another crisis” in the state. In response to Fubara’s remarks on Wednesday, Amaewhule spoke…
Riley Moore, the head of the US mission investigating allegations of Christian genocide in Nigeria, says he will never forget the images and accounts of the atrocities there. On Thursday, Representative Moore posted this information on his verified X handle.…
According to reports, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, the deputy governor of Bayelsa State, has passed away. The deputy governor, who was sixty years old, reportedly passed away on Thursday in an unidentified hospital. The circumstances surrounding his death have not been…
There was visible confusion and panic in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Thursday following reports that the Bayelsa Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, collapsed in his office and was immediately rushed to the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yenagoa. According…
US President Donald Trump has launched a gold card programme that that provides affluent foreigners who can pay at least $1 million with expedited citizenship. In a Truth Social post on Wednesday, Trump announced the card’s availability along with an…
The head of the Dangote Group through his foundation, Aliko Dangote Foundation, has launched an annual N100 billion education support program for children in Nigeria. The businessman claimed that too many talented Nigerian students are forced out of school due…
Operatives of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) reportedly stormed the IHS Tower office in Wuse 2, Abuja, on Thursday, threatening to open fire and taking staff of Amnesty International hostage. Over forty cell phones, computers,…
An old video where Apostle Selman of Koinonia Global revealed the reason why he is yet to get married has resurfaced amid the mixed reactions that have trailed his relationship status. Recall that on Wednesday, December 10, the apostle caused a…
The executive chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Obiorah Okonkwo, has urged the national legislature to lessen the numerous taxes that affect domestic airlines airfaresAir. Speaking at the opening of commercial operations at the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Airport, Okonkwo claimed that…
Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun State, has denied rumours that he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which served as his platform for political advancement, to join the Accord Party. Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today…